Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summons German ambassador to explain his statements on Donbas

17:06, 07.02.2017 1 min read

A scandal involving an interview of the German ambassador to Ukraine, who had said that the elections in Donbas are possible under the current conditions, is erupting in Kyiv.

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned German Ambassador Ernst Reichel to provide an explanation of his statements on the modalities of holding the elections in the territories of Donbas uncontrolled by Kyiv.

"The German ambassador was invited to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to provide an explanation of his statements made in an interview with the RBC-Ukraine publication," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service told Interfax on Tuesday.